We posted earlier this week about a report that former pro-wrestler and Strikeforce veteran Bobby Lashley might be the next opponent for Fedor Emelianenko. Apparently there's not a lot to those rumors. Evgeni Kogan, director of operations for M-1 Global spoke to USA TODAY and threw cold water on the Lashley story:
"There are currently no concrete conversations about Bobby being the next opponent for Fedor," Kogan wrote, adding that Emelianenko probably will fight two or three times this year. Possible locations for the summer fight include Monaco and Russia, according to Kogan.
The 35-year-old Lashley (7-1, 1-1 Strikeforce) is the current Shark Fights heavyweight champion and went 2-0 since leaving Strikeforce. He's a far cry from the world beaters that Fedor once faced in Rings, Pride, Affliction and Strikeforce but he's actually quite comparable to Fedor's last two opponents: the 41-year-old Jeff Monson (43-13) and Satoshi Ishii. (4-2-1).
Bloody Elbow will continue to report on this story as it develops.
0 recs | 84 comments
Well,
there goes fight of the year.
MPos - January 25, 2012
It`s too bad.
There isnt`t a lot of good fights out there for the fallen emperor
Cheeto-thehuman-Burrito - January 25, 2012
Bobby Lashely isn’t a good fight.
Worldisart - January 25, 2012
Bobby Lashley
is a tough fight for anyone. Lashley —> UFC HW Champ 2013
MPos - January 25, 2012
i have to know what psychoblack thinks about this one. he’ll probably say it’s racist to snub Lashley like this.
Victor Rodriguez - January 25, 2012
i bet he knows Lashley is mediocre at best
no one can be that bias…..or can they?>
Earl Montclair - January 25, 2012
i’m biased towards you changing your name back, homie.
real talk.
Victor Rodriguez - January 25, 2012
I hate real talk
Earl Montclair - January 25, 2012
fake talk is the best talk imo.
The Lethal Haze - January 26, 2012
hate is a stong emotion.
maybe this will teach you how to love again:
Victor Rodriguez - January 26, 2012
Thompson vs Sapp is off?
KJ Gould - January 26, 2012
Obviously,
Fedor is ducking Bobby Lashley.
Rob Young - January 25, 2012
I’m deeply disappointed. The idea of Bobby Lashley besting Fyodor, as slim as it may be, is so amusing that I can’t help but want to see it happen.
forkboy - January 25, 2012
They should make a rule
anybody who tries to make fun of Fedor, outside of sarcasm should be banned from the internet.
juanchoD - January 25, 2012
Why? He kind of deserves it, if only for his association with M-1’s dummies, no?
Shnak - January 26, 2012
I’d say he’s scared of that 7-1 record.
NickaG - January 25, 2012
Give em the Sylvia rematch.
KGW - January 25, 2012
only if it's under IGF Pro Wrestling rules
Rob Young - January 25, 2012
LOL, it appears the proverbial yawn heard across the world has forced M-1 to change their mind. I believe mind control was involved.
dandeman - January 25, 2012
Sounded like an okay fight to me :(
nastyem - January 25, 2012
ya okay, but not Fedor calibur.
dandeman - January 25, 2012
Fedor isn’t Fedor caliber anymore.
Steve W - January 25, 2012 via mobile
damn, son – you cold.
but you’re also correct. rec’d.
Victor Rodriguez - January 25, 2012
I think they realized that Lashley was too gormandized.
Rob Young - January 25, 2012
Notice they didn’t say there have been no conversations with Lashley. They only said there has been nothing ‘concrete’ yet.
Sounds to me like they are talking to him, but nothing has been agreed to yet.
Steve4192 - January 25, 2012
Probably trying to keep his asking price down
asa - January 25, 2012
Exactly what I was going to say
There’s no concrete conversations with Lashley. Just his manager.
dedstrk316 - January 25, 2012
I think the Lashley story was inflated by Lashley. The report said he was on a list. Also on the list could be Santa Claus, Kaiser Soze and Aleksander Karelin. I’m interested to see if Josh loses whether or not Dana gets in the Barnett business. I still want to see that fight.
memitim - January 25, 2012 via mobile
Did you see the kaiser soze reference in the Paul Harris judo chop today? Awesome
Afrotikiman - January 25, 2012 via mobile
I’m going to look for it right now. Kaiser Soze references always deserve a read.
memitim - January 25, 2012 via mobile
It's the one with like 30 recs.
av1o3 - January 25, 2012
naturally
Victor Rodriguez - January 25, 2012
Good.
IRodC - January 25, 2012
Aw Hamburgers..
RonSwanson - January 25, 2012
Butters, is that you?
soilworker - January 25, 2012
I love Butters
he’s adorable.
SentientAndroid - January 26, 2012
My favorite SP character
I
soilworker - January 26, 2012
STOP MAKING THAT FACE
Body Triangle - January 25, 2012
my mmaplayground avatar
Earl Montclair - January 25, 2012
Lashley vs Batista is more Bobbys speed.
sheikybaby - January 25, 2012
That’s my greatest hope for MMA, an announcement that Fedor is fighting Batista. The epic lolz that would occur are huge.
Hutchy - January 25, 2012 via mobile
I was expecting a bunch of sad gifs to counteract the comment section for the fight announcement. You disappoint, BE.
Zachary Kater - January 25, 2012
Nobody is really sad about this.
IRodC - January 25, 2012
Here's Kid Cudi kicking rocks..better?
RonSwanson - January 25, 2012
Shouldn't he be having a 3rd album coming by now?
Zachary Kater - January 25, 2012
He has his rock album coming out...
It’s his 808 and heartbreaks album.
av1o3 - January 25, 2012
I wish Kanye would get in another wreck so he'd be cool again.
Zachary Kater - January 25, 2012
If it sounds kind of like Erase Me
It shouldn’t be too bad.
discoandherpes - January 26, 2012
I've heard a few tracks
some of them are completely different from Erase Me.
Like 808 and Heartbreaks it seems like theres going to be some good tracks and more tracks that are pretty bad. I hope i’m wrong though.
av1o3 - January 26, 2012
I wish they were switching places
menckenstein - January 25, 2012
I've got ya covered
Steve4192 - January 25, 2012
Hahaha, never saw this before. This balances things out.
Zachary Kater - January 25, 2012
Awesome.
Totally deserves every ’rec in the world.
McKinley B. Noble - January 25, 2012
Whoa, whoa, whoa. That’s not fair, Monson is world class in one area of MMA and Ishii at one point had the potential to be a good fighter.
Bobby Lashley has chronic lactic acidosis.
gzl5000 - January 25, 2012
Jeff Monson is a shell of the fighter he once was
And that fighter wasn’t anywhere near the top of the division anyway.
And Ishii may have had all the potential in the world but at no point during his MMA career has Ishii been what anyone would refer to as a good fighter.
Worldisart - January 25, 2012
No argument.
It’s still unfair to put Bobby Lashley in the same category.
gzl5000 - January 25, 2012
Wasn’t Lashley a candidate to replace Barnett at one point during the Affliction: Trilogy fiasco?
MattParker117 - January 25, 2012
i’m not even sure Lashley had started MMA training at that point.
he was probably still in WWE.
Victor Rodriguez - January 25, 2012
Yeah, you might be right.
vivero - January 26, 2012
Yes, you are correct
Lashley was being discussed before they canceled the entire event. At the time he was 4-0, having just beaten Bob Sapp.
MichaelDavidSmith - January 26, 2012
Can’t they rustle up a middleweight who needs a paycheck to fight Fedor? Give Patrick Cote a call.
Earl Montclair - January 25, 2012
Perhaps Fedor can't grow the sideburns necessary to defeat Bobby Lashley?
Earl Montclair - January 25, 2012
For the love of God
Change your name back already.
TorQus - January 25, 2012 via mobile
I second this
Andy Anderson - January 25, 2012
The Last Emperor is ducking the Dominator?
jack knight starman - January 25, 2012 via mobile
Dominic Cruz?
TorQus - January 25, 2012 via mobile
Dominick Cruz is ducking me
Andy Anderson - January 25, 2012
Not that one, silly!
jack knight starman - January 25, 2012 via mobile
Thank God...
menckenstein - January 25, 2012
Jesus grows weird facial hair
Earl Montclair - January 25, 2012
Permanent deviation in the beard from constant prayer hands
menckenstein - January 25, 2012
Pretty sure
He just has the worlds biggest butt-chin.
TorQus - January 25, 2012 via mobile
Nope
That is Faber
Andy Anderson - January 25, 2012
I wish I had a glowing light behind my head!
jack knight starman - January 25, 2012 via mobile
GIFSoup
Ak.Death - January 25, 2012
Not entirely sure why you posted this here.
but thank you.
TorQus - January 25, 2012
was inspired by the jesus pic, plus it was filed under “mma gifs” for some reason.
Ak.Death - January 25, 2012
Fuck, that's Hannah Minx.
Has a YouTube following because of stupid otaku crap.
McKinley B. Noble - January 25, 2012
Pretty sure her followers
aren’t interested in her “Otaku”.
TorQus - January 26, 2012
Yes.
Zachary Kater - January 25, 2012
Ugh that looks like my ex-wife
As viewed through a funhouse mirror.
menckenstein - January 26, 2012
Like sands through the hour glass
these are the days of Fedor
Captain Leroy Hotdog Zanzibar - January 25, 2012
Pedo Rizzo? Ricco Rodriguez? Shamil Abdurahimov?
Those guys are floating around.
Is there no chance of him getting at Cole Konrad?
I reckon the money just isn’t there.
jackbox - January 25, 2012
I am more leaning forward now to a rematch against Ivanov in Russia. Maybe not a established name in US, but a much better fighter than Lashley, and possibly a big fight in Russia.
Carlos Estrada-Ibars MartÃnez - January 26, 2012
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